Wisconsin Maritime Museum

George Jennison (Tug (Towboat), 1862)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
George Jennison
Year of Build:
1862
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
George H. Notter
Ownership Notes:
Swan, E. A., (1862); Newman, E., (1863);
Master(s):
Swan, A. A., (1862); Newman, E., (1863);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1862)
Hull Dimensions
1862
Length: 50' 4" Width/Beam: 11' 7" Depth: 5' 9"
Tonnage
1862
Gross: 30 + 36/95
Enrollments/Registration
May 27, 1862
   Port: Buffalo Number: 72 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 5-26-1863
View document online
May 26, 1863
   Port: Buffalo Number: 114 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-20-1864
View document online
March 20, 1864
   Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Tug), George Jennison (1862-1865)
Nationality:
American (1862-1865)
Chronology:

1. 10/00/1869, Charity Shoal, Saginaw Bay, broke her wheel, went ashore and released;

Notes
General notes:
She was abandoned in 1865;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York;
3. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
4. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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